Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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| Bill | AN ACT relating to veterinarian licensing and making an appropriation therefor. | Reorganize KRS Chapter 321, relating to veterinary licensing; create new sections of KRS Chapter 321 to set up rules for telehealth, records retention, and veterinary facilities; list license renewal procedures for veterinary technicians, animal euthanasia specialists, and veterinary facilities; require fingerprint-supported criminal records checks for licensing; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 321 to establish rules for occupations and facilities under the chapter, including licensing, license renewal, licensee discipline, authorized activities, and veterinarian-client-patient relationships; declare the legislative intent for KRS Chapter 321; establish procedures for allied animal health professionals; require a veterinarian to attain a doctorate in veterinary medicine; authorize veterinary practice through special permits and mobile facilities; establish board membership, board procedures, and authority of the veterinary wellness committee; permit the board to expend funds from its revolving fund for designated purposes; repeal and reenact KRS 321.181, 321.190, and 321.235 to define and redefine terms, set practice conditions and exemptions, and establish board duties, privileges, and personal immunity from suit; amend KRS 321.990 to allow criminal and civil penalties; amend KRS 321.188 to conform; APPROPRIATION. | us/states/ky | Kentucky General Assembly | 2023RS | HB 167 | Kentucky HB 167 (2023RS) |
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enacted | 3 | 24 | 3 | 2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00 | 2023-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 | openstates | ocd-bill/649199d6-d624-4caa-8f59-075871ceb1e4 | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb167.html | adca55e9b94eaeb9779812b61ba59b29a1c8c8d9b846b038c0657c04de5e6180 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Kentucky HB 167 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to veterinarian licensing and making an appropriation therefor.
Reorganize KRS Chapter 321, relating to veterinary licensing; create new sections of KRS Chapter 321 to set up rules for telehealth, records retention, and veterinary facilities; list license renewal procedures for veterinary technicians, animal euthanasia specialists, and veterinary facilities; require fingerprint-supported criminal records checks for licensing; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 321 to establish rules for occupations and facilities under the chapter, including licensing, license renewal, licensee discipline, authorized activities, and veterinarian-client-patient relationships; declare the legislative intent for KRS Chapter 321; establish procedures for allied animal health professionals; require a veterinarian to attain a doctorate in veterinary medicine; authorize veterinary practice through special permits and mobile facilities; establish board membership, board procedures, and authority of the veterinary wellness committee; permit the board to expend funds from its revolving fund for designated purposes; repeal and reenact KRS 321.181, 321.190, and 321.235 to define and redefine terms, set practice conditions and exemptions, and establish board duties, privileges, and personal immunity from suit; amend KRS 321.990 to allow criminal and civil penalties; amend KRS 321.188 to conform; APPROPRIATION.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Acts Chapter 95 (committee substitute) — source
- Current/Final (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Final Passage — pass (pass) · lower
- Pass — pass (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 167 W/ scs1 — pass (pass) · lower
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House
introduction - 2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee - 2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
referral-committee - 2023-02-15T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage - 2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2 - 2023-02-17T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 21, 2023
- 2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 95-4 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage, reading-3 - 2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
- 2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee - 2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00 to Agriculture (S)
referral-committee - 2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage - 2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2 - 2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 16, 2023
- 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 36-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage, reading-3 - 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
- 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H)
referral-committee - 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
- 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 placed in the Orders of the Day
- 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 passed 93-0
passage - 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage - 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage - 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
- 2023-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 95)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/649199d6-d624-4caa-8f59-075871ceb1e4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).